Myles Kennedy Says His Father's Religion Led to Untimely Death

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Alter Bridge and Slash singer Myles Kennedy says his father's Christian Science beliefs are largely responsible for the man's death in 1974, when Myles was just four years old.

Kennedy made the comments during a recent interview with Eddie Trunk, in which he was discussing the central theme for his upcoming Year of the Tiger solo debut.

"I realized year of the tiger was 1974, which was the year my father passed away when I was a kid," Kennedy said. "My family, at that point, were Christian Scientists. So basically, this womanMary Baker Eddystarted this in the 1800s, and the premise is that you don’t go to doctors. You believe that God is gonna heal you. It's very frustrating even talking about it, frankly."

"He didn't know it was [appendicitis] because he wouldn't go and see a doctor. But what is interesting is that he got really sick about eight weeks prior. He was in a lot of pain. So there's a theory it might have actually ruptured then. He may have had gangrene actually for quite a while. But mom woke up one morning and he passed away."

He said his father's death led him and some other family members away from the religion.